Total Crime Rate

876.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 876.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 398.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.8 10/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Public order 43.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hercules Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 16th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hercules Street (N7 6AS) in the last 12 months was 876.5 per 1,000 residents and was 155.7% higher than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (β‰ˆ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hercules Street (N7 6AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 292 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holloway Road (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hercules Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Axminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williamson Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ingleby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bryett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bryett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bryett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Axminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Axminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Axminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Axminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Bowman'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bowman'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowman'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salterton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salterton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salterton Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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